GENEVA LIONS WE SERVE FOUNDATION
EIN 36-3634647 · Community Foundations (T31)
What they do
THE GENEVA LIONS WE SERVE FOUNDATION ("GLWSF") HAS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of PROVIDING AID to THE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, DEAF and HEARING IMPAIRED. IT is to PROVIDE THAT AID BY PERFORMING SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDING COLLECTING OLD EYEGLASSES and RECYCLING THEM for REUSE; PAYING for NEW EYEGLASSES for PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEM and PERFORMING FREE HEARING and EYE SIGHT SCREENING for THE PUBLIC.THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS to OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS and PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS to STUDENTS IN THE GENEVA and ST. CHARLES HIGH SCHOOLS.
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They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (6)
BILL MINDERMANSECRETARY
CHRISTINE LAZARISDIRECTOR
ELLIOT BORTNERDIRECTOR
JEFFREY WILLSEYTREASURER
MARK TUSKENDIRECTOR
SCOTT LEBINPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- PO BOX 382, GENEVA, IL 60134-0382
- County
- Kane
- In care of
- JEFFREY WILLSEY
- Primary officer
- JEFFREY WILLSEY, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- PORTE BROWN LLC
- NTEE classification
- Community Foundations (T31)
- IRS tax category
- Community Foundations